Choice Making for People with IDD

Course Code: REL-IDD-0-CMPWIDD

Hours: 0.75

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2028

Learning Objectives:
Describe the importance of choice to people with IDD.
Identify strategies to support empowerment and choice for people with IDD.
Identify steps to teach problem-solving skills to people with IDD.

Outline:

Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: The Importance of Choice

What’s Wrong with Justin?

The Importance of Choice

Revisiting Justin’s Routines

Barriers to Making Choices

What Is Empowerment?

Dignity of Risk

Consent and Capacity

Planning for Choice

Review

Summary

Section 3: Building Empowerment

The Building Blocks of Empowerment

Block One: Life Experience

Block Two: Self-Esteem

Block Three: Assertiveness

Block Four: Abilities

Block Five: Choices

Block Six: Support

Review

Summary

Section 4: Supporting Choice

Making Choices Is a Skill

Communicating About Choices

How to Offer Choices

Narrowing Choices

Using Visual Cues

Behavioral Cues to Choices

Teaching Problem-Solving Skills

Visual Organizers

Respecting the Choice

Review

Summary

Section 5: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

Resources

Subject Matter Expert: Katy Kunst, MBA, QIDP

Katy Kunst received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and her Master of Business Administration from Elon University. She has 15 years of experience serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their supporters, including roles as direct support professional, program director, and training facilitator. She has created and facilitated training on topics including non-violent crisis interventions, person-centered planning, cultural competence, quality service delivery, regulatory compliance, and a variety of topics related to IDD services.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Direct Support Professionals; in the following settings: Intellectual Developmental Disabilities.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.